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Drawing on resources from both the Analytical and Continental traditions, Form and World argues that a comprehension of Kant's aesthetics is necessary for grasping the scope and force of his epistemology. Fiona Hughes draws on phenomenological and aesthetic resources to bring out the continuing relevance of Kant's project. One of the difficulties faced in reading the Critique of Pure Reason is finding a way of reading the text as one continuous discussion. This book offers a reading at each stage of Kant's epistemological argument, showing how various elements of Kant's argument, often thought of as extraneous or indefensible, can be integrated. This incisive study, arguing for the centrality of aesthetics in philosophy, and within experience in general, challenges a blind spot in the Anglo-American tradition of philosophy and will contribute to a growing interest in the general significance of aesthetic culture.

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A brilliantly executed presentation of a case for a new and fruitful way of perceiving Kant's Critical project. -- John Llewelyn, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh The way in which Hughes maps out and argues for the connections between Kant's epistemology and aesthetics are a significant contribution that should generate much discussion. Heythrop Journal [S]pecialists of Kant will find this book interesting at many points, especially as a strong rebuttal of the impositionalist understanding of Idealism. H-Net A brilliantly executed presentation of a case for a new and fruitful way of perceiving Kant's Critical project. The way in which Hughes maps out and argues for the connections between Kant's epistemology and aesthetics are a significant contribution that should generate much discussion. [S]pecialists of Kant will find this book interesting at many points, especially as a strong rebuttal of the impositionalist understanding of Idealism.

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Fiona Hughes is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Essex. She is the author of published articles on Kant and aesthetics and on Nietzsche, aesthetics and hermeneutics. She is currently writing a book on aesthetics and the arts.

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